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name: "Bill Applebaum"
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born: "4 February 1954"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:10.096120+00:00"
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# Bill Applebaum

Actor. Born 4 February 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 February 1954, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

## Biography

Bill Applebaum is an American actor and writer. He was born on 4 February 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a former member of Chicago's Second City improv troupe.

Applebaum is best known for his role as Howard in the 1990 film *Pretty Woman*. His other screen credits include appearances in *Overboard* (1987), *Frankie and Johnny* (1991), *A Very Brady Sequel* (1996), *Dance with Me* (1998) and *Nutty Professor II: The Klumps* (2000). On television he has appeared in episodes of *Married... with Children*, *Seinfeld*, *The West Wing* and *Shameless*.

He has been married to Nancy Reaven since 1986 and they have two children.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvtropes.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Pretty Woman* (1990), Fi1m 77, as Howard — [page](https://film.one/film/pretty-woman.md)

## Also known for

- *Nutty Professor II: The Klumps* (2000), Boardroom Member
- *Married... with Children* (1987), Tim Potter, Newscaster (voice)
- *Overboard* (1987), Coast Guard Cutter: Coast Guard Friend
- *Frankie and Johnny* (1991), Baby's Godfather
- *Dance with Me* (1998), Don Harrington
- *A Very Brady Sequel* (1996), George Glass's Father
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), Nate
- *Night Court* (1984), Martin Meegle

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